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Reviewing the Trade Openness, Domestic Investment, and Economic Growth Nexus: Contemporary Policy Implications for the MENA Region
Revista Finanzas y Politica Economica · Ocak 2022
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Reviewing the Trade Openness, Domestic Investment, and Economic Growth Nexus: Contemporary Policy Implications for the MENA Region
Revista Finanzas y Política Económica · 2022 ESCI
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DergiRevista Finanzas y Politica Economica
Yayın TarihiOcak 2022
Cilt / Sayfa14 · 489-512
Scopus ID2-s2.0-85144073668
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Özet
This study researches the impact of trade openness on the economic performances of selected Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries, while incorporating elements of domestic investments into the empirical analysis in the wake of the recent trends of trade liberalization among nations. The study is based on an empirical analysis of panel data observations from the selected countries within the framework of the Fully Modified Ordinary Least Square (FMOLS) and the Dynamic Ordinary Least Square (DOLS) regression techniques. The empirical results affirm the existence of a long-run relationship among the variables. However, while domestic investment and the size of the labor force significantly impact economic growth in a positive direction among these countries, trade openness was found to be negatively impacting economic growth for the period of the study. It is therefore recommended that cogent effort should be directed towards investments that are crucial for the improvement of labor productivity and the production value chains in the domestic economies to dissuade or minimize the rate of export of raw primary commodities. Also, adequate steps should be taken to improve the overall business environment, remove trade impediments, and strengthen institutions among the countries in the region to harness the benefits of trade in our increasingly globalized world.
Yazarlar (4)
1
Stephen Taiwo Onifade
ORCID: 0000-0003-1497-7835
2
Abdul Qahar Khatir
ORCID: 0000-0002-3882-8204
3
Ahmet Ay
ORCID: 0000-0002-6763-9568
4
Murat Canitez
ORCID: 0000-0001-9033-2225
Anahtar Kelimeler
domestic investment
FMOLS & DOLS
labor
MENA countries
trade openness
Kurumlar
Karatay Üniversitesi
Konya Turkey
Selçuk Üniversitesi
Selçuklu Turkey
Metrikler
13
Atıf
4
Yazar
5
Anahtar Kelime